Nah, consider it a feature. The Germans had a rocket plane
during the war that took off on a trolley which it jettisonned
after take off. (Not sure how it landed?). Anyway maybe someone
got the plans mixed up.

John

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:dyZib.770339$Ho3.201260@sccrnsc03...
Just a few days ago here in Tulsa, a woman landed either a 152
or 172, without any nose gear. The whole assembly had fallen
off in flight south of town. The landing was uneventful, the plane
making a straight rollout/scrapeout, coming to rest in an
understandibly "nose low" attitude.

Yikes! Sounds like a new Airworthiness Directive for Cessna 152 owners,
rolling down the pike...
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
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www.AlexisParkInn.com
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